Every child arrives with potential. What separates those who flourish from those who wither is not mainly talent but cultivation—what is practiced, encouraged, and reinforced. When parents notice a 'good seed' in their child—a moment of kindness, a flash of curiosity, a burst of self-discipline—and name it aloud, they water that seed. The child learns: this is something real in me, something worth growing. Encouragement is not false praise; it is accurate noticing. 'You shared without being asked'—that names a real virtue. 'You tried again after failing'—that names real perseverance. These named moments become the child's self-understanding.